Another Russian Plane Tempts Fate, This Time Near a U.S. Carrier

This is getting interesting, to say the least. Remember when the Russian bombers buzzed one of our ships not to long ago. Now a recon plane has tried to get close to the USS Nimitz:

The Russian plane flew close to the USS Nimitz in waters off South Korea’s eastern coast Wednesday, but retreated shortly after the allied warplanes approached, an official at the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said on condition of anonymity, citing office policy.

Yonhap news agency quoted an unnamed military official saying two F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters from the carrier and four South Korean F-16 jets were deployed to intercept the Russian plane.

The South Korean official refused to confirm details of the fighters involved. Kim Yong-kyu, a spokesman at the U.S. military command in Seoul, said he was aware of the report but had no comment on it.

To get close to the U.S. carrier, the Russian plane intruded into a South Korean-controlled air defense zone above the open sea, Yonhap reported.